Alianne poked her head into the kitchen later that night. Satira was mopping the floor when Alianne tapped her.
"Hey!" Satira said. "How was the gardens?"
"Same ole, same ole." Alianne responded. "I think he cares more about those roses than the things he steals." She joked as she looked around the kitchen at the work Satira had done. "You did a good job. I have never seen it this clean."
"I have had all day." Satira answered.
"You look tired." Alianne commented.
"Like you wouldn't believe! As soon as I am done mopping, I am going to sleep!"
"I hear ya!" Alianne replied.
"SATIRA!"
Satira smirked as she heard Yoko's furious voice calling for her. She chose to ignore his summons and keep on mopping. Alianne looked at her.
"He sounded really mad."
"Yes, he did." Satira replied casually, a knowing smile on her face.
"What did you do?" Alianne asked half curious and half worried. Satira had no time to answer when Yoko appeared in the doorway of the kitchen looking livid.
"Alianne out!" he demanded. Alianne cast one more look at the calm Satira as she slipped out. Satira looked up from her mopping at looked up at Yoko who was seething.
"Something wrong?" she asked innocently.
"What did you short sheet me for!" he demanded. Satira looked at him, her green eyes showing her satisfaction at his reaction.
"You think I did that?" she asked going back to her mopping.
"I know you did it!" Yoko shot back. The two stood there, Yoko glaring at her while she serenely finished mopping. Once she was done, she placed the mop in a corner and walked to where he was standing in the doorway.
"Goodnight." She said with a wave as Yoko grabbed her wrist. Satira whirled around to look at him surprised.
"Are you done with the common rooms and the library yet?" he asked between clenched teeth. Satira shook her head as Yoko gave an evil smile.
"Good! Then you can have them clean by tomorrow morning." He said. Satira's mouth hung open.
"But…it's eleven at night!" she shouted.
Yoko gave her a smug grin. "I know, and you have till tomorrow morning so I suggest that you get started and stop wasting time." Satira tried to argue but he turned to walk back to his room. "If those rooms aren't clean." He said turning his head to face her. "Then you will be punished." Satira moved her mouth in objection but no sound came out. Yoko walked back to his room grinning. That would teach her to play tricks on him. Satira sighed in defeat as she made her way to the common room. Her heart sank at the sight of the mess. But she had no other choice as she started to pick up the room. Thankfully she managed to clean the room fast and in the library she just shelved the books wherever there was space since there seemed to be no order to them. She walked to her room, exhausted and fell asleep, not even bothering to undress.
The next morning, Alianne let her sleep in. She had heard from the others about Yoko making her stay up all night. She figured that Yoko had been mad about the whole short sheeting thing and that he would have gotten over it after having made her stay up all night, but she found out how wrong she was when Yoko found her.
"Where is Satira!" Yoko demanded.
"Sleeping." Alianne said.
"WHAT!" Yoko said, getting red as Alianne took a step back.
"I didn't wake her up. You kept her up all night!"
"That was her fault that she had to stay up last night." Yoko said "And if she has time to play tricks then she has time to work!"
"Yoko it was just a joke. Your sheets are easily fixed. Give her a break." Alianne said, pleading on her friend's behalf.
"Fine, if you won't wake her then I will!" Yoko said as he made his way to her room. He pounded on the door until a sleepy Satira opened it. He barged in and looked at her.
"You should be up! You still have chores to do!" he said rounding on her.
"I finished those rooms." She said quietly.
"Good! Now you have other chores you need to get done!" he said. "Meet me in my office in five minutes!" Yoko ordered as he slammed the door behind him. Satira winced as she heard the door slam. She hadn't mean to make him as mad as she had by short sheeting him, but he had deserved it! Making her wear the stupid uniform and all. But then he had kept her up all night and expected her to wake up at the normal time! Satira washed her face and got ready, heading towards Yoko's office. Who did he think he was! He had forced her into this life and then yelled at her for rebelling. Well she would have to remedy that. When Yoko learned that she wouldn't roll over like a dog just because she lost one fight; then the pranks would stop. In fact, if he hadn't had such a cow about the first one it probably would never have happened again. But now she was angry. The short sheeting had been a small prank, but this next one wouldn't be.
